Earlier this year I had the chance to visit the OCZ offices. While being shown the offices I could sense the excitement. At that time they finally had the Indilinx crew in the office and they were very excited about how having an in house NAND Controller and firmware production would change the future of OCZ’s SSD business. The first drive that Indilinx had a hand in was the OCZ Vertex 4. Today we are going to put the Vertex 4 to the test in our new benchmark suite along with a few other SATA 3 drives to see how they perform. I hope that the same excitement that I saw in the OCZ offices will equal top notch performance from their current flagship SSD.
Product Name: OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
Review Sample Provided by: OCZ
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications
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Physical |
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Usable Capacities (IDEMA) |
64GB, 128GB, 256GB, 512GB |
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NAND Components |
2Xnm Synchronous Multi-Level Cell (MLC) |
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Interface |
SATA III / 6Gbps (backwards compatible with SATA II / 3Gbps) |
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Form Factor |
2.5 Inch |
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NAND Controller |
Indilinx Everest 2 |
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DRAM Cache |
Up to 1GB |
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Dimensions (L x W x H) |
99.8 x 69.63 x 9.3 mm |
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Reliability/Protection |
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MTBF |
2 million hours |
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Data Path Protection |
ECC corrects up to 128 random bits/1KB |
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Data Encryption |
256-bit AES-compliant, ATA Security Mode Features |
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Product Health Monitoring |
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) Support |
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Environmental |
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Power Consumption |
Idle: 1.3 W Active: 2.5 W |
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Operating Temperature |
0°C ~ 70°C |
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Ambient Temperature |
0°C ~ 55°C |
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Storage Temperature |
-45°C ~ 85°C |
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Shock Resistance |
1500G |
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Compatibility |
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Serial ATA (SATA) |
Fully compliant with Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0. |
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Operating System |
Windows XP 32-bit /64-bit; Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit; Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit; Linux; Mac OS X |
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Additional Features |
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Performance Optimization |
TRIM (requires OS support), dynamic and static wear-leveling, background garbage collection, Indilinx nDurance 2.0 Technology to extend SSD lifespan |
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Other Performance Features |
Ndurance 2.0 Technology (Reduced Write Amplification without Compression, Advanced Multi-Level ECC, Adaptive NAND Flash Management) |
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Service & Support |
5-Year Warranty, Toll-Free Tech Support, 24 Hour Forum Support |
